Elementary
263 self-paced lessons: The pretérito perfeito and imperfeito, object pronouns the Brazilian way, comparisons and diminutives, the future, commands, por and para, daily routines, health, shopping and travel.
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The Pretérito Perfeito, Parte 1 de 2
Say what you did with regular -ar verbs in the past (falei, falou, falamos, falaram) and the time words ontem, semana passada and no sábado.
The Pretérito Perfeito, Parte 2 de 2
Regular -er and -ir verbs in the past (comi, comeu, abri, abriu), plus past questions by intonation and short answers like comi or não comi.
Pattern Practice: Falei, Falou, Falamos
Drill the regular past endings in every person with one sentence frame, and hear how the stress moves onto the ending: falou, comeu, abriu.
Spelling the Eu Form: Cheguei, Comecei, Fiquei
Why verbs in -gar, -car and -çar change their spelling in the eu form of the past (cheguei, fiquei, comecei) while every other person stays regular.
Contrast Clinic: Falamos Today or Yesterday?
The regular nós form is the same in the present and the perfeito, so learn to read the time from time words, a gente and the verbs around it.
Já and Ainda Não
Use já, ainda não and nunca with the perfeito to say what you've already done, haven't done yet and have never done.
Dialogue Lab: E o Fim de Semana?
Monday small talk at an office in São Paulo: ask about the weekend, answer with the regular past and react with "que legal!".
Error Hunt: Regular Past Forms
Spot and fix the five classic slips with the regular past: chegei, falô, falemos, ontem eu como and você comeste.
Transformations: Hoje → Ontem
Turn present-tense sentences into the past by changing the verb ending and the time word, and notice what stays the same.
Spiral Review: Last Weekend
Read, write and talk about the weekend with regular past forms, já and ainda não, time markers and the present and future you already know.
Unit 1 review: The Pretérito Perfeito: Regular Verbs
Listen, speak and write with what you learned in "The Pretérito Perfeito: Regular Verbs", then a short unit quiz.
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